Feb. 26/13
1. Watched videos on homeless people in Canada
Can you spare a dime?
Canadian homeless
Canadian homeless youth
2. Discussion
3. Module on notetaking and summarizing: (see entire lesson and directions on "Notetaking Module" wikipage)
  • notetaking tips and rules
  • how to summarize
  • examples on paper and on LCD
4. Literacy Power:" Can You Spare a Home"- see Lit Power wikipage for complete instructions
5.Then-
  • Research a homeless shelter-
  • take notes about it, then
  • write a 1/2-1 page summary (Don't create an advertisement like it says in the instructions on the Lit Power story, do this summary based on your notes instead)

Feb. 27/13
Time to finish "Can You Spare a Home"
Time to finish Shelter research, notes and summary
Time to read novel and complete Double Entry Journals

Feb. 28/13
Movie
Comprehension questions and responding questions.